Archaeologists and museum curators say they want to pitch in and help protect Egypt’s archaeological sites and artifacts from the international antiquities trade during the political demonstrations against President Hosni Mubarak. Zahi Hawass, Egypt’s new Minister of Antiquities, spoke with Michele Norris of NPR about the looting and his new title.   A 1,500-year-old Byzantine church […]

Zahi Hawass has been appointed Egypt’s Minister of Antiquities by embattled President Mubarak. “I am happy to announce that today everything is safe,” he told reporters. There’s also a summary of recent events in Egypt at National Geographic Daily News.   Experts try to assess the damage to Egyptian artifacts at Discovery News. “So far it’s […]